Sentences with phrase «follow teacher tenure law»

The plaintiffs said the school system did not follow teacher tenure law in the layoffs, and that they should have been systematically rehired as schools reopened, either in the Orleans system, in the state Recovery School District or as charters.

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The lawsuit is the first of what many analysts expect will be numerous legal challenges around the country following a landmark decision in June by a California Superior Court judge who struck down the tenure system there as unconstitutional under state law, saying it unfairly saddled students in high - needs schools with low - performing teachers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters)- Following weeks of debate and national attention, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a measure that will end tenure for new public school teachers and base pay more directly on student test scores.

He followed up with what his supporters would say has been a successful record of accomplishments on the education front, including last year's passage of a tenure - reform law that for the first time directly tied teachers» tenure to their annual evaluations.